Eye shield



Oct. 23, 1928. 1,688,775

G. A. BAKER EYE SHIELD Filed Sept. 22, 1926 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 WITNESSES IN VEN TOR G'earge/I. Baier Y I I! I Q Q AT E'Y Oct. 23, 1928. 1,688,775

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EYE SHIELD.

- Application meg September 22, 1926. Serial No. 137,101; I

Y My invention relates to eye shields adapted for use on spectacles and its objects are to rovide aneye shield which may be readily ent into shape and adjusted to fit any style 8 and size of spectacles; which may be quickly attached to the spectacles, either above or at the side of the lens, and which may be readily manufactured at a comparatively low cost and used for advertising purposes.

These objects, and other advantageous ends which will be described hereinafter, I attain in the following manner, reference bein had to the; accompanying drawings in whitii Figure 1 is a plan view of an eye shield made in accordance with my invention,

Figure 2 an inverted plan view of the shield shown in Figure 1,

Figure 3 an enlarged section taken on line 3-3 of Figure 1, p

. Figure 4 a fragmentary front view of spec tacl'es showing one step in. applying the shield thereto above the lens,

Figure 5 a like view showing the second step,

Figure 6 a side view of the spectacles and the shield shown in- Figure 5, and

Figure 7 aside view of the spectacles showing the shield attached at the side of the lens v guard, 2 clips adjustably fastened to the edge of the guard and adapted to be attached to the rim. 3 of the spectacles.

The guard is made from flexible material, such as cloth, and is preferably cut into the shape shown. A head 4 on oneedge of the ard is formed by hemming the edge which is covered with adhesive, over a covered Wire 5 so that the hemmed edge adheres to the wire covering 6 and. to the inner side of the guard at 7. The wire cover 6 prevents the adhesive from coming in contact with the wire and causing it to stick to the ard, thus allowing the wire to bend free and remain in position when bent with t e guard to the proper shape to fit the spectacles. A lining -8, glued to the inner side of the guard has a dull black surface 9 for absorbing the light striking the inner side of the guard. This inner side of the guard is adjacent the eye when attached on the spectacles.

The guard may be readily attached to spectacles of any size or shape, either above or 55 at the side of the lens as shown in Figures 4-7. The clips 2 may be of any suitable Referring to the drawings, 1 indicates ashape which have a part 10 slidably fitting over the beaded edge 4: and a resilient loop above the lens, the guard is first bent to a greater curvature than the curvature of the rim of the spectacles. The clips are then placed over the rim as shown in Figure 4 and slid slightly along the rim until the guard takes the curvature coinciding with the rim as shown in Figure 5.

In applying the shield to the spectacles at i the side of the lens as shown in Figure 7, the

spectacles are preferably removed from the eyes and the clips slipped over the rim. The guard is then adjusted to fit comfortably against the face when the spectacles are put on for use.

The shield, when above the lens, prevents glaring light rays from passing to the eye and absorbs reflected stray rays striln'n'g the inner side of the shield and thus prevents such rays from passing through the lens to the eye. The shield when used at the side of the lens prevents dust and wind from passing to the eye andcausing discomfort'to the wearer and probably injury to the eye.

The shield may be used with various sizes and styles of glasses by simply bending it to the shape of the rim and adjusting the clips to the proper position for attaching the shield to the rim. The outer face of the guard may be colored or printed in any suitable manner for ornamenting or advertising purposes. Owing to its simple construction and its low cost of manufacture, the shield may be printed and distributed free of cost for advertising purposes and, due to its pliable nature, it may e straightened after use and put away in a small case which may the pocket. I

While I have described my invention as taking a particular form, it will be understood that the Various parts may be changed without departing from the spirit thereof, and hence I do not limit myself to theprecise construction set forth, but consider that I am at liberty to make such changes and alterations as fairly come within the scope of the appended claims.

Having thus described my invention, what I be readily carried in 2 eeann I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters covering on the wire, a liable ard havin Patent is:-

- one ofats ed a fold' .over t e wire an 1. An eye shield, bendable 'to fit the rim cemented to t e covering thereof to form a of an eye glass and ca able of bein flattened bead, an opaque lining in the ard capable Q 5 when not in use, inc uding a plia'le guard of absorbin rays of'i ht, an spring clips having its undersurface op ueland capable shdable ont ebead and aving resilient loops of ab'sorbin ligh't rays; a "so wire secured for engaging the rim of an eye glass. along onee e of the ard to form a bead, In testimony whereof I have signed my and clips sli able on ebead for engaging name to this specification. "the rim of thee e glass. Q

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